Crime Rate in Southwick and Wickham, ward

Southwick and Wickham has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Winchester district and the 3455th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 610th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southwick and Wickham in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Winchester district average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southwick and Wickham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southwick and Wickham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.